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Tatekawa Shinosuke

たてかわ しのすけ

Tatekawa Shinosuke

Pen Names: Teruo Takeuchi（birth name）, （university stage name）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-02-15 （Shinminato (now Imizu), Toyama Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Imizu (Shinminato), Toyama, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
Rakugo performer, Television personality, Master of ceremonies, Actor, Voice actor
Active Years
1983-
Affiliations
Rakugo Tatekawa-ryu, Office Hotaruika
Influenced By
Kokontei Shincho III, Tatekawa Danshi
Influenced
Tatekawa Harunosuke, Tatekawa Shinohachi, Tatekawa Shinoharu

Education

Toyama Prefectural Shinminato High School
Country: Japan
Meiji University, Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Business Administration
Country: Japan
Member of the Rakugo study circle

Awards

Nikkan Tobikiri Rakugo Association Young Rakugo Artist Encouragement Award
1989
Category: 若手落語家奨励賞
Organization: Nikkan Tobikiri Rakugo Association
Result: 受賞
44th Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Entertainment Division)
1990
Category: 演芸部門
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受賞
Toyama Prize (Arts & Culture Division)
1990
Category: 芸術文化部門
Organization: Toyama Prize
Result: 受賞
Toyama Prefecture Merit Award
1993
Organization: Toyama Prefecture
Result: 受賞
Kitanippon Shinbun Culture Prize (Special Award)
2005
Category: 文化賞 特別賞
Organization: Kitanippon Shinbun (Hokuriku Nippon) Newspaper
Result: 受賞
57th Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Popular Entertainment Division)
2008
Category: 大衆演芸部門
Organization: Art Encouragement Prize (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Result: 受賞
Sponichi Culture & Arts Award (Grand Prix)
2008
Category: 文化芸術大賞
Organization: Sports Nippon (Sponichi)
Result: グランプリ
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
2014
Organization: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Result: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2015
Organization: Cabinet Office
Result: 受章
Toyama Prefecture Hometown Contribution Award
2018
Organization: Toyama Prefecture
Result: 受賞
32nd Japan Film Critics Award (Special Award - Takenobu Matsunaga Prize)
2023
Category: 特別賞（松永武賞）
Organization: Japan Film Critics Awards
Result: 受賞
76th Chunichi Cultural Award
2023
Organization: Chunichi Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kanki no Uta (Song of Joy)

2004 New rakugo (modern rakugo)

A modern rakugo premiered at PARCO in 2004 that incorporates theatrical staging, including a chorus after the performance. Adapted into a film released in 2008.

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Adaptations
  • [Film] Kanki no Uta (film) / 松岡錠司 (2008)

Parent's Face

New rakugo

One of Shinosuke's early original rakugo pieces. He has adapted short stories by writers such as Yoshinori Shimizu into rakugo performance.

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Something Like a Crowbar

New rakugo (based on a short story by Yoshinori Shimizu)

A rakugo adaptation of a short story by novelist Yoshinori Shimizu; Shinosuke has performed it with the author's permission.

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Bibliography

Adaptations

  • Kanki no Uta — film adaptation (2008)
  • Taiga e no Michi — screen adaptation (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Theatrically-infused storytellingReinterpretation of classics for modern audiencesCreation and structured composition of new rakugo pieces
Recurring Motifs
familyhuman relationshipsnostalgia (occasional use of Toyama dialect)social satire

Health

  • pneumonia
    2020-12～2021-01
    Hospitalized and some performances canceled; returned to performing after recovery.
  • Long-term smoking (quit in 2010)
    ～2010
    Had a long history of smoking but quit in 2010; reduced health risks after quitting.

Legacy

Recognized for modernizing rakugo by incorporating theatrical elements and popularizing new rakugo pieces; widely awarded and noted for cultural contributions and regional engagement.

Academic Societies

  • Toyama International University (Visiting Professor)

Archives

  • Official Shinosuke Rakugo website (performance records)

In Popular Culture

  • Numerous film and TV appearances (film adaptation of 'Kanki no Uta', starring role in 'Neko to Jiichan', etc.)
  • Various commercial appearances (Itoen, Panasonic, Hokuriku Bank, etc.)

Quotes

  • "Becoming a rakugo performer came first; whether one earns a living from it is a separate matter."
    Source: Interview (statement)
  • "Bring tradition into the present."
    Source: Award citation / press (2015)

Trivia

  • Blood type: A.
  • Birth name: Teruo Takeuchi.
  • Born in Toyama Prefecture; occasionally performs in the Toyama dialect.
  • Serves as the proprietor/host of the Teruteru-tei performance hall in Toyama.
  • Was a long-term smoker but quit in 2010.